Nordiques rally falls short against Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks
Junior hockey: Maine falls behind 3-0 but can't make the most of its shot advantage. Reese Farrell scored in the 3-2 loss.
By Sun Journal Staff Report
Read Article
The Maine Nordiques fell behind by three before rallying most of the way back in a 3-2 loss to the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks on Saturday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
Shane Murphy and Valentino Passarelli scored first-period goals for Danbury, despite Maine holding an 11-5 shots-on-goal advantage.
Luke Wheeler stretched the lead to three 6:27 into the second with a shorthanded goal, only for Reese Farrell to answer for the Nordiques less than three minutes later. Jack Strauss and Matt Connor had the assists. Strauss then had the secondary assist, with Cooper Swift providing the primary, on Aidan Connolly’s goal with 7:33 left in the middle frame.